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Showing posts with label Michigan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michigan. Show all posts
1.22.2012
12.02.2011
week 48: coming home
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| on the car ride back to the east cost |
I spent all of Thanksgiving week at home in Michigan. Seeing
all of my family, [a few of] my friends, my sister’s wedding, running with my Dad,
making pie with Husband…. I know I say this every time I go home, but: every time I go home, I appreciate it more
and more.
11.29.2011
week 47: thankful
thankful for Husband... who will humor my request for a photo shoot in chilly Michigan weather. who will take test shots with me while I wait for the family to assemble. and who will make goofy faces and crack me up the entire time. I kinda like him.
10.23.2011
a taste of home
last weekend Husband and I went back to East Lansing for the big football game... Michigan State vs University of Michigan. it turned out well for us [the Spartans won] and we had a great time, but it's always sad to leave again after a trip back home. a lot of my family and friends were back for last night's game vs Wisconsin [for that amazing ending] and I couldn't be there, so I decided to console myself this morning with editing my photos from the trip. I have a TON but these few walking around campus after the game might be my favorites.
the Beaumont Tower [where Husband proposed to me]
gorgeous fall light and the Red Cedar River
on the bridge between Wells Hall and the Admin Building
there is no place like Michigan in the fall...
especially on a football Saturday.
especially on a football Saturday.
9.14.2011
c+c wedding favorites
came home sick from work today and feeling very blah... but looking through c+c's wedding photos put a smile on my face. I love to see the love in these pictures. and while there's room for improvement, I'm damn proud of what I've done. sharing a few favorites as I FINALLY got the drive mailed off the the happy couple this week. feels good to have completed the job, now I'm ready for the next thing.
6.14.2011
the meaning of the word home
our vacation together in Michigan was blissful. usually these trips are far too brief, but we had a whole 3 1/2 days this time. [I know- that's a long trip?]
thursday morning after we landed, we headed to our meeting with the financial planner. sounds kindof boring but, I actually found it interesting. we talked about our current assets, and where we were heading in the next few years. the planner applauded my current investment plan: 401k contributions up to the match point, then excess funds into an IRA Roth. maybe that's why I enjoyed it- he told me I was doing the right thing, and that the two of us were going to be just fine.
lunch with Papa and the rest of the fam, a much needed nap for me while Luke did Crossfit in the garage. then we headed up to meet Luke's mom for a "joint" family dinner. the next morning we packed up and drove to TC. 4 hours is a long time to spend in a car, but I love driving through northern Michigan. in fact, I just plain love northern Michigan. everything smells of green and the freedom of childhood summer.
the race... for some reason I'm not ready to write about it in gory detail. I rocked it, and that's good enough. afterwards we drove back south to Luke's house. I was understandably sore, so I took a luxurious and relaxing bath while he and his Mom went to pick up dinner. I slept like a rock that night.
sunday we held a little bbq gathering. most of my favorite people were able to be there. we caught up on life and gossip and just... hung out. Husband grilled some burgers and sausage. I drank Oberon and other delicious MI microbrews. an evening storm rolled through but didn't stop the fun. we just moved indoors. normally I would have taken a thousand pictures, but I was content to just be, and enjoy the moment.
thursday morning after we landed, we headed to our meeting with the financial planner. sounds kindof boring but, I actually found it interesting. we talked about our current assets, and where we were heading in the next few years. the planner applauded my current investment plan: 401k contributions up to the match point, then excess funds into an IRA Roth. maybe that's why I enjoyed it- he told me I was doing the right thing, and that the two of us were going to be just fine.
lunch with Papa and the rest of the fam, a much needed nap for me while Luke did Crossfit in the garage. then we headed up to meet Luke's mom for a "joint" family dinner. the next morning we packed up and drove to TC. 4 hours is a long time to spend in a car, but I love driving through northern Michigan. in fact, I just plain love northern Michigan. everything smells of green and the freedom of childhood summer.
the race... for some reason I'm not ready to write about it in gory detail. I rocked it, and that's good enough. afterwards we drove back south to Luke's house. I was understandably sore, so I took a luxurious and relaxing bath while he and his Mom went to pick up dinner. I slept like a rock that night.
sunday we held a little bbq gathering. most of my favorite people were able to be there. we caught up on life and gossip and just... hung out. Husband grilled some burgers and sausage. I drank Oberon and other delicious MI microbrews. an evening storm rolled through but didn't stop the fun. we just moved indoors. normally I would have taken a thousand pictures, but I was content to just be, and enjoy the moment.
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